Garbage-receptacle and the like.



'0. A. TRUST. GARBAGE REOEPTAGLE AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 17,1912.

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0. A. TROST.

GARBAGE REGEPTAGLE AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.17, 1912.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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Mina-fli s I A efkoAm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO A. TROST, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GARBAGE-RECEPTACLE AND THE LIKE.

Application filed February 17, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OTTO A. Tnos'r, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Garbage-Receptacles and the Like, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in garbage receptacles and thelike, and has for its object the provision of receptacles of thischaracter of simple construction and efficient in operation, and whichfacilitate the removal of garbage and ashes and the like from houses incrowded cities.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 isan interior elevation of a portion of a fence equipped with a deviceembodying my invention, Fig. 2, a vertical section through the fenceshowing the device in elevation, Fig. 3, a horizontal section taken online 00-01 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4, an enlarged detail view of the lowerpivotal joint of the door employed in the device.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings,comprises a door 1 which is pivotally mounted in an opening 2 providedin the fence 3. A socket member l is secured centrally to the upper edgeof door 1 and asimilar socket member 5 is secured to the fence inposition to reg ister with socket 4. A headed pivot pin 6 is droppedinto said socket members and thus constitutes a pivotal mounting for theupper edge of the door. A supporting shelf 7 is hinged to the lower edgeof door 1 to swing upwardly thereagainst. This hinge joint is effectedby means of angular hinge members 8 secured to door 1 and projectingoutwardly therefrom, as shown in Fig. 2. Companion hinge members 9 aresecured to the upper surface of supporting shelf 7 adjacent the rearedge thereof and are pivotally connected at 10 with hinge members 8 soas to provide a portion 11 of shelf 7 which projects rearwardly beyondpivot point 10 to abut against door 1 so as to hold said door securelyin horizontal position but at the same time permit the same to be foldedupwardly against said Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

Serial No. 678,378.

door. Shelf 7 carries two can seats 12 adapted to receive garbage or ashcans 13, and cables or chains 14 are secured to said door and to thecovers of said cans so as to prevent loss of the same. A pivot pin 15 issecured to the bot-tom of supporting shelf 7 and a socket member 16 issecured to the fence 1 in position to receive pin 15, said socket memberand pin being positioned in axial alinement with pin 6 and thusconstitutes a pivotal mounting for the lower edge of door 1 to permitswinging of said door on a vertical axis. Door 1 is also provided with asuitable latch 17 by means of which it may be held in closed position.

In use, the device is arranged in the rear fence of a yard, and cans 13may be readily filled with garbage, ashes, or other refuse from thehouse, from within the yard. When it is desired to empty said cans, door1 may be readily swung on its vertical axis, thus placing said cans onthe outside of the fence for ready access by the person removing thecontents of the same. When the cans are emptied, door 1 is returned toits original position. By hinging the supporting shelf 12 to door 1,said shelf may be folded upwardly against said door, when not in use,and to facilitate transportation. The specific construction set forth issimple and readily assembled, and is strong and durable in use.

.Vhiie I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invent-ion into effect, this is capa ble ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact detailsof construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination of a fence having a door opening therein; pivotedsockets secured to said fence centrally above and below said opening andin axial alinement with each other; a door fitting said opening; a pivotsocket secured to the top of said door to register with thecorresponding socket on the fence; a headed pivot pin dropped throughsaid registering sockets; a supporting shelf hinged to the lower portionof said door to fold upwardly thereagainst; and a pivot pin secured tothe bottom of said shelf and engaging in the corresponding socket on thefence, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a fence having a door opening therein; pivotedsockets secured to said fence centrally above and below said opening andin axial alinenient with each other; a door fitting said opening; apivot socket secured to the top of said door to register with thecorresponding socket on the fence; a headed pivot pin dropped throughsaid registering sockets;

a supporting shelf hinged to the lower portion of said door to foldupwardly thereagainst; a pivot pin secured to the bottom of said shelfand engaging in the corresponding socket on the fence; and two can seatson said shelf, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

OTTO A. TROST.

Witnesses JOSHUA R. H. Porrs, HELEN F. LILLIS.

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